Canada Kicks
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TFC Sign First Academy Grad
The hard work has paid off for the coaches and staff members of Toronto FC Academy. It was a milestone moment for the club on Thursday as defender Doneil Henry became the first Academy player to sign a professional contract with Toronto FC. ( Toronto FC ) [Link]
Canada Announce's Rosters for Friendlies
Coach Stephen Hart has announced his roster for the upcoming Men's International Friendly series against Peru and Honduras in Toronto and Montréal. Coach Hart has selected 20 players for the two-match series, with the team schedule to meet this coming week in Alliston, ON. Canada plays Peru on … [Link]
Champions League Draw
Champions League groups and fixture schedule Group A: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Twente. Group B: Lyon, Benfica, Schalke, Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Group C: Manchester United, Valencia, Rangers, Bursaspor. Group D: Barcelona, Panathinaikos, FC Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan. Group E: Bayern … [Link]
Toronto FC Undoes Good Work
Team Is Testing Fans Patience The Toronto FC Reserves undid all the good work from last week's win 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champion's League last night losing 1-0 to a group of con artists posing as a soccer club called Aribe Unido in Panama. The game played out like a badly … [Link]
Today's Good Read – August 24th
Competitive Balance No More in EPL? Watch the television coverage of any English Premier League game between a side near the top of the table and a side near the bottom and you can guarantee that before kickoff one of the pundits will say something along these lines: "The great thing about … [Link]
The Daily – August 24th
A day for getting things off one's chest it seems. Did I Say That Out Loud?… Paul James says out loud what a lot of people have been thinking… Julian De Guzman is not doing enough to justify either his salary or his designated player status. He is without a doubt the most overpaid player in … [Link]
The Daily – August 20th
Henry, Henry, Henry…. The media love affair with Thierry Henry begins in earned here in Canada with the New York Red Bulls visit to Toronto this weekend. The "Hand of Gaul" makes his first visit to BMO on Saturday where I'm sure he can expect the appropriate welcome from the fans. ( … [Link]
With Colours Flying…
Biggest Win Yet for TFC Cruz Azul coach Enrique Meza will deny he and his team were looking past Toronto FC in Tuesday’s opening CONCACAF Champions League game but by using just three at the back and making SIX changes to the team that pasted Pachuca 4-1 over the weekend in Mexican League his … [Link]
The Future Beckons
“The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I don't know if the French philosopher was a footy fan but if he was I'd like to think he would have enjoyed the rebirth, growth and ongoing evolution of the professional game here … [Link]
Izaguirre to Toronto FC? Um in a Word – No
Emilio Izaguirre has been at Celtic Park on Monday as he nears the completing of a £580,000 move from Motagua. The Honduran left-back, who arrived in Scotland on Sunday, is believed to have undergone a medical ahead of signing a three-year contract. The video evidence. [Link]
Saputo Calls Out Players
Tell Us How Your Really Feel Joey Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo never one to mince words placed the blame for his team's performance so far this season squarely on the shoulders of his players releasing the following statement: "Following the recent performances of the team, I wish … [Link]
Blatter Barking Up Wrong Tree
Ties Must Go The latest blather coming from FIFA president Sepp Blatter is that soccer’s governing body is considering eliminating ties in all World Cup games. Blatter said Saturday on Germany’s Focus weekly that the dramatic change would make the tournament more interesting. He says the change … [Link]
The Daily – August 16th
Impact Struggles Continue "It was a tough loss," Sebrango said. "We gave everything tonight, but it wasn't enough. We are disappointed with this loss, after tying it up and showing good things on the field, especially in the second half." A contrite summation of the Montreal … [Link]
Today's Good Read
Mexico's CONCACAF Champions League dominance to continue Mexican teams are kings of the CONCACAF hill when it comes to its regional Champions League, the annual competition (formerly the CONCACAF Champions Cup) that carries a smidge of weight with the clubs. ( Steve Davis – Sports Illustrated ) [Link]
The Daily – August 13th
Dunfield Comes Home A 14-year-old Terry Dunfield left Vancouver for Manchester City amid a splash of "Wunderkind" headlines in 1996. He's returned as much for the chance to pull on a Canada jersey as a Whitecaps one. Dunfield, a 28-year-old central midfielder, signed with the Major … [Link]
The Daily – August 12th
TFC Beaten by Red Bulls Paul James sums up Toronto FC's performance last night in a 1-0 loss in New York: "It was not just the score line that was the problem. It was the performance. Too many sub-par performances all over the park. It was a game they will want to forget quickly." ( … [Link]
Osieck's A Roo
"I am excited about working with the Socceroos and building on the team's impressive results in Asia and around the world," and with that former Canadian National Team head coach Holger Osieck became head coach of Australia. The former assistant coach to German coach Franz Beckenbauer … [Link]
The Daily – August 10th
Hamilton Stadium Fight Has Soccer Ramifications The ongoing stadium debate in Hamilton got a lot hotter today when Tiger-Cat owner Bob Young shouted "call" in a game of high stakes poker and pulled out of ongoing talks about the new stadium's location. "I cannot be part of a … [Link]
The Daily
Toronto FC Ends Good Week Well Things are starting to align for Toronto FC, qualification for the Champions League Group stage, Chad Barrett finding the goal, unbeaten at BMO this season that and they are starting to look like a play-off team. The MLS club ran its unbeaten streak there to 10 games … [Link]
Canada Falls 0-1 To Republic of Ireland
ARIMA, TRINIDAD — Canada’s Women’s U-17 lost a tough match against the Republic of Ireland 0:1 on Thursday at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010. Despite improving on its opening match performance against Ghana (a 1:0 win) Canada was unable to capitalize on its opportunities against Ireland. Siobhan Killeen scored her second goal of the tournament in the 75th minute to secure the win for the Irish.
“Basically we played an Irish team that wanted to win the game more than we did,” said head coach Rosenfeld. “We didn’t play with any urgency until we were scored on and at that time we were chasing the game and it was just too late.”
The two sides exchanged periods of dominance in an evenly played opening half.
Ireland opened the match on the front foot, attacking Canada from the opening whistle. Canadian goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo was called into action early and needed to react quickly to smother a dangerous cross in the opening few moments. Ireland continued pressing and nearly opened the scoring in the third minute from the first corner of the match. The deep corner was nodded towards the Canadian goal but Vanessa Kovacs was well positioned at the back post clear the ball away from danger.
Canada gradually found its legs after its slow start and began to pass the ball better while maintaining possession. In the seventh minute the young Canucks worked a crisp passing play up the field that resulted in a high cross aimed at Caroline Beaulne streaking in at the back post. Unfortunately for Canada, Grace Moloney in the Irish goal intercepted the cross before Beaulne could get a head to it.
Caroline Beaulne had the Canadian fans on their feet in the 20th minute as she danced down the left wing after controlling long pass with a deft touch. Her cut back pass found Haisha Cantave at the top of the box but her low first time effort was easily saved by the Irish Keeper.
Canada came close to creating a carbon copy of its goal against Ghana as a Chantale Campbell corner kick found Cantave unmarked in the Irish box but this time the keeper was well positioned to make the save. It was on a similar corner kick routine that Canada scored its goal in the opening match of the tournament.
Canada’s Beaulne and Cantave were causing the Irish defence the headaches with their willingness to run at defenders with the ball. In the 38th Beaulne again weaved through defenders before unleashing a swerving shot that flew just wide of the Irish goal.
Cantave created one final first half chance just before halftime as she received a short free kick with her back to goal, turned her defender and fired a hard shot straight at the goalkeeper.
Coach Rosenfeld made two substitutions at half time as Nour Ghoneim and Charlène Achille were replaced by Jade Kovacevic and Ally Courtnall.
Similar to its match against Ghana, Canada came out strongly to start the second half. Cantave engineered the first Canadian chance of the half as she broke in on goal but choose attempt a square pass to Kinley McNicoll when she was well positioned to shoot. The Irish defence recovered to clear the danger.
With the score still knotted at 0-0 Canada was lucky to escape after a loose pass between Canadian defenders fell to Ireland’s Denise O’Sullivan alone in the Canadian box. O’Sullivan seemed surprised with the time and space she was in and her rushed shot flew straight into D’Angelo’s hands.
Rosenfeld made his final substitution of the match in the 71st minute as McNicoll came off for Abigail Raymer.
Against the run of play and in slightly fortuitist circumstances the Republic of Ireland took a 1-0 lead in the 75th minute. Canada’s Beaulne was called for a foul at the halfway line. The Irish hit the free kick long into the Canadian box and the resulting Canadian clearance hit the Japanese official. The ball rebounded back into the box where it eventually landed at the feet of Siobhan Killeen. Killeen took a couple of touches to steady herself before firing an unstoppable shot past a helpless D’Angelo.
Canada had a glorious chance to score a late equalizer in the 85th minute. Ally Courtnall tracked a loose ball in the Irish box but her chip was bravely stopped by Moloney in the Irish goal.
For this match, coach Bryan Rosenfeld’s starting XI featured Sabrina D’Angelo in goal, Charlène Achille, Nicole Setterlund, Alison Clarke, and Vanessa Kovacs left to right in defence, Kinley McNicoll, Diamond Simpson, Chantale Campbell, and Caroline Beaulne across the midfield and Nour Ghoneim and Haisha Cantave up front at forward.
With the loss Canada is now tied with the Republic of Ireland on three points after two matches.
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CANADA
GK- Rachelle Beanlands | CAN / Ottawa Fury
GK- Sabrina D’Angelo | CAN / Toronto Lynx W-League
GK- Sarah Dilling | CAN / Southwest United Premiers
CB- Alison Clarke | CAN / Winnipeg South End United
CB- Yazmin Ongtengco-Hintzen | CAN / Ajax United
CB- Nicole Setterlund | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Prospects
RB- Ally Courtnall | USA / Eagles SC
LB- Sophie Thérien | CAN / Lac St-Louis Lakers
CM- Chantale Campbell | CAN / North London
CM- Vanessa Kovacs | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Prospects
M- Kylie Davis | CAN / Lac St-Louis Lakers
M- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills
M- Zakiya McIntosh | CAN / Ajax United
M- Kinley McNicoll | CAN / Burlington
M- Diamond Simpson | CAN / Dixie
F- Charléne Achille | CAN / CS Longueuil
F- Caroline Beaulne | CAN / CS Longueuil
F- Haisha Cantave | CAN / Capital United
F- Nour Ghoneim | CAN / Richmond Hill
F- Haillie Price | CAN / Burlington SC
F- Abigail Raymer | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Prospects
F/RB- Jade Kovacevic | CAN / Oakville FC
Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef : Bryan Rosenfeld
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint : Lewis Page
Strength and conditioning coach / Entraîneur de force et de conditionnement : Paolo Pacione
Team Manager/Gérant de l’équipe : Les Meszaros
Video Specialist / Vidéaste : Linda Hathorn
Doctor/Docteure : Dr. Maureen Grace
Athletic Therapist /Thérapeute du sport : Maria Xenos
Goalkeeper Coach & Equipment Manager /Entraîneur des gardiens & Gérant de l’ équipement : Joe Nocifura
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